Revealed: The world’s best airports

Boasting the world’s tallest airport slide, a free 24-hour cinema, rooftop swimming pool and butterfly park, Singapore’s Changi has been named the best airport in the world for the sixth consecutive year.

It is the ninth time Changi has claimed the top gong at Skytrax’s World Airport Awards, thanks to the enthralling amenities on offer in its four terminals.

South Korea‘s Incheon International Airport and Tokyo Haneda rounded out the top three, while London Heathrow cracked the top 10, rising up one place to number eight. And its T2 terminal was named the best in the world, along with its shopping facilities. The highest ranking airport in America was Denver – at 29th.

Singapore’s Changi has been named the best airport in the world for the sixth consecutive year

The annual awards are based on the world’s largest airport customer satisfaction survey, with almost 14 million nominations from passengers.

Changi, which also won best airport hotel with its 563-room Crowne Plaza, has an array of activities – from a cactus garden to high-end shops and hawker food – that make many of the world’s airports look dull in comparison.

Not resting on its laurels, it is currently building a massive 10-storey glass and steel terminal that will boast the world’s tallest indoor waterfall and a huge park when it opens in 2019.

Heathrow won individual awards for best airport shopping and world’s best airport terminal for Terminal 2

Tokyo Haneda has been named as the world’s cleanest airport

The winners of Skytrax’s 2018 World Airport Awards

Skytrax announced its top 100 and individual awardees of the World Airport Awards in Stockholm on Wednesday.

The 2018 Awards were based on 13.73 million airport survey questionnaires completed by customers during August 2017 to February 2018.

The surveys, covering 550 airports worldwide, evaluated traveller experiences at the commuter hubs, with rankings given for check-in, arrivals, transfers, shopping and security and immigration through to departure at the gate.

The world’s top 10 airports

Singapore Changi Airport

Incheon International Airport

Tokyo Haneda International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport

Hamad International Airport

Munich Airport

Chubu Centrair International Airport

London Heathrow Airport

Zurich Airport

Frankfurt Airport

The world’s best airport terminals

London Heathrow – T2

Munich – T2

Singapore Changi – T3

London Heathrow – T5

Tokyo Haneda – Int’l

Madrid – T4

Dubai – T3

Paris CDG – T2-M

Mumbai – T2

Baku Heydar Aliyev Airport – T1

The world’s best airport baggage delivery

Kansai

Tokyo Haneda

Incheon

Taiwan Taoyuan

Tokyo Narita

Zurich

Singapore Changi

Centrair Nagoya

Munich

Copenhagen

The world’s best airport hotels

Crowne Plaza Changi

Pullman Guangzhou Airport

Hilton Munich Airport

Fairmont Vancouver Airport

Sofitel London Heathrow

Hong Kong Sky City Marriott

Langham Place Beijing

Regal Airport Hong Kong

Sheraton Amsterdam Airport

Hilton Frankfurt Airport

The world’s cleanest airports

Tokyo Haneda

Centrair Nagoya

Incheon

Taiwan Taoyuan

Singapore Changi

Tokyo Narita

Hong Kong

Zurich

Doha Hamad

Helsinki

The world’s best airport shops

London Heathrow

Singapore Changi

Hong Kong

Doha Hamad

Amsterdam

Incheon

Dubai

Rome Fiumicino

Paris CDG

Frankfurt

Lee Seow Hiang, CEO of Changi Airport Group, said: ‘We are extremely honoured to be named Skytrax’s World Best Airport for the sixth consecutive year.

‘It is a significant achievement for Changi Airport and spurs us to continue to deliver the best passenger experience for all who travel through Changi Airport.

‘Last year, we successfully opened Terminal 4, and upgraded parts of Terminal 1.

‘We are most grateful to the 50,000-strong airport community for their steadfast support through the years as we continue to upgrade the airport’s infrastructure.

‘Their unwavering commitment and passion for service excellence are what underpins Changi Airport’s success.

Awards were also given for the best airport baggage delivery system, with Kansai taking home the prize

Denver scored the top spot in North America and came 29th on the overall list

‘As we anticipate the opening of Jewel Changi Airport next year, we will continue to work closely with our partners to deliver the best of experiences to our passengers. We thank our passengers and partners alike for their continued support and confidence in us.’

Elsewhere on the list, Hong Kong was named the fourth best airport and Doha Hamad was fifth.

Munich (6th), Centrair Nagoya in Japan (7th), Zurich (9th) and Frankfurt (10th) made up the rest of the top 10.

Christchurch, meanwhile, was named the best airport in the Australia/Pacific region and Hamburg won best regional airport in Europe.

Skytrax announced its top 100 and individual award winners in Stockholm on Wednesday

Officials from Heathrow accept the prestigious gong for best terminal in the world

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